Workshops/Seminars

A One-Day Seminar on Climate and Water–Centric Development was organized on 13 October as part of the CWCDP–2050 studio, featuring an in-depth review of the Rewa city project and expert deliberations on urban resilience. 

The session began with internal feedback from faculty on the project presentation. The seminar brought together distinguished experts including Kanika Bansal (NIUA), who spoke on River-Centric Urban Development and the Urban River Management Plan framework; Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar, who emphasized risk assessment, DPR structuring, and long-term climate-water resilience planning; and Siddhartha Benninger, who discussed adaptive riverfront development using the Pune River Rejuvenation Project as a case study. Students presented their Climate and Water–Centric Development Plan for Rewa, followed by an interactive discussion focusing on feasibility, cost–benefit analysis, institutional mechanisms, and the identification of proposals suitable for DPR-level development, thereby strengthening the practical and implementation-oriented dimensions of the studio work.

A two-day workshop titled “Blue-Green Nature-Based Solutions for Climate-Resilient Rewa” was organized on April 8- 9 2025, in collaboration with GIZ India and UNICEF to explore the role of ecosystem-based and nature-based approaches in strengthening climate resilience in Rewa District. 

The workshop featured expert lectures, student presentations, and interactive technical sessions covering wetland conservation, forest ecosystem services, revival of traditional water bodies, climate-resilient agriculture, heat stress mitigation, participatory landscape planning, and integrated environmental governance. 

Students presented their studio proposals and refined them through breakout discussions and interdisciplinary feedback from experts and practitioners. The workshop served as a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange, capacity building, and collaborative learning, reinforcing the importance of localized, participatory, and implementation-oriented Blue-Green strategies in environmental planning.

A dissemination workshop was conducted on May 4 2025, in Rewa to present the comprehensive Climate-Resilient Spatial Development Plan for Rewa District, outlining the project’s vision, methodology, analytical framework, and site-specific proposals for Rewa City and selected villages including Nowbasta, Damodargarh, Ovari, Raipur-Karchuliyan, and Rojhauhi. 

The presentation integrated physiographic analysis, field insights, stakeholder feedback, SWOC assessment, and evidence-based Blue-Green Infrastructure strategies, linking identified issues to actionable district- and local-level interventions. 

Delivered before the Municipal Commissioner, PHED officials, Agriculture Department representatives, and village Sarpanches, the session facilitated constructive discussions on feasibility, funding mechanisms, phasing, and institutional responsibilities, ensuring that the academic proposals were aligned with ground realities and implementation priorities.